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Why bad moods are good for you: the surprising benefits of sadness

  • Written by Joseph Paul Forgas, Scientia Professor of Psychology, UNSW
imageFeeling sad now and again is not only normal, but has many psychological benefits.from www.shutterstock.com

Homo sapiens is a very moody species. Even though sadness and bad moods have always been part of the human experience, we now live in an age that ignores or devalues these feelings.

In our culture, normal human emotions like temporary sadness...

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